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Atkinson Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. About two in five work in Atkinson Township; the top destination outside it is Atkinson (41%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 14 minutes on average; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Atkinson Township apart
Commutes from Atkinson Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 19 across Nebraska. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Nebraska worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 573 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Atkinson Township
On income, poverty and job access, Atkinson Township is better than 42% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Atkinson Township’s grade up (6.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.1%) is left out: Atkinson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Atkinson Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Commuting out of Atkinson Township: the destinations
Where Atkinson Township clocks in
41% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Each way, about 14 minutes from Atkinson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atkinson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 836 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The workday shuffle in and out of Atkinson Township
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 256 work right here, and 450 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Atkinson Township’s 706 jobs
706 jobs are based in Atkinson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atkinson Township, 2013 → 2023: 933 → 706. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Atkinson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Atkinson Township goes to work
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Atkinson Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Atkinson Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Atkinson Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 885 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Atkinson Township households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Atkinson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Atkinson Township next to U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300: 2,679th of 5,760 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 187 | Yutan NE | 1,451 | $103K | 0.7% | 8.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 266 | Buccaneer Bay NE | 1,418 | $161K | 4.9% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 297 | Beaver Lake NE | 2,114 | $122K | 1.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,677 | Salem Township IN | 2,157 | $81K | 6.1% | 13.5% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,678 | Northport ME | 1,640 | $74K | 5.9% | 4.8% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,679 | Atkinson Township NE | 1,733 | $83K | 6.8% | 1.1% | 45% | C+ |
| 2,680 | Kittanning Township PA | 2,002 | $79K | 14.0% | 3.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,681 | Ulster Township PA | 1,296 | $76K | 8.0% | 4.3% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Atkinson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
Around Atkinson Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Sheridan Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atkinson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson Township | – | C+ | C | 14 min | $82,717 |
| Stuart Township | under 2% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Sand Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sheridan Township | 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Pleasant View Township | 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stuart Township, Sand Creek Township, Sheridan Township and Pleasant View Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atkinson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Atkinson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Atkinson Township?
$82,717 (±$13,272) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atkinson Township?
6.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atkinson Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atkinson Township work?
45% work in town.
Is Atkinson Township walkable?
Atkinson Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Atkinson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Atkinson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atkinson Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.